Road signal



Jan. 9, 1940.

E. W. M DONALD.

ROAD SIGNAL 7 Filed Sept. 20, 1937 m. w m

Patented Jan. 9,1940 i I. 1 v Q a UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE ROAD SIGNAL j Elmer W. McDonald, Tustin, Mich. Application September 20, 1937, Serial No. 164,647 1 Claim. (c1. 88-78) This invention relates to signals, and particu- The tower I can be of any desired height to larly to a safety device which is adapted to signal suit the needs of the particular location, and is when another vehicle is appro'aching'from the Prov ded With a opening i he f ont, Wall' opposite sid of a 11111, 7 thereof, and this opening is adapted to be covered v One of the prime objects of the invention is by a sheet of plain glass ll vor'other transparent 5 to design a very simple, practicaland compact material to exclude dust, dirt, and moisture. signal device which can be located on the side' Angularly disposed ways l2 are provided in the of a road, upon the top of a hill and provide lower end of the tower, and a mirror reflector reflecting means so arranged that the light rays I3 is m n therein 0 t light aysf om the I 10 from an oncoming vehicle will be reflected up headlights of an o co g vehicle B will strike 0 and outwardly and downwardly in the direction t e rlydi p ed mirror reflector l3 and be of travel of the vehicle, so that they reach the prolected upwa d y s d t d y the arrows, eyes of a, driver or pedestrian approaching from the back W311 section '4 in the back Of the tower v opposite side f the hi11 being removableto facilitate cleaning, removal,

15 The loss of lives and property due to motoristsv or adjustin of the mirror. 15

colliding at the point above mentioned is very Therefleoted ht rays from this reflector l3' large, and the present invention is designed to are reflected up y s indicated by e u eleminate u i t ous arrows, and strike a similarly mounted re- Another Object of invention is t design fl ector l5, and these light rays are then reflected very simple and economical means for the purv downwardly through the dow- 6 p ovided in pose described, and particularly adapted for night e Wallef e ke preferably ed transdriving, which will warn motorists of each others P t glass or Panel e ng p ovided in said approach though hidden from each other e, window so that the light will be red and serve hm or other natural obstructions k as a warning or danger signal to an approaching With the above and other objects in view, the mo s on the opposite side of the 7 present invention consists in the combination In 4 0f the drawing 1 have Shown a Slightly and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully 'fiifierentwmtruetmn, a glass bulb g obe 18 bedescribed, illustrated in the accompanying draw-, mg Pl' 1n the pp end of e tower, this ing, and more particularly pointed out in the apglobe e -e supported hung in y es ed pended claim, it being understood that changes manner, however, I prefer t use 3 depend ng may be made in t proportion form, Size, and bracket), having bulb encircling webs 23 which minor details of construction withoutdeparting s e it in position 50 that v light y W from t spirit or acrificing any of the be reflected through the window in the tower. vantages of the invention In Fig. Set the drawing I have shown a visor In t drawing; I ,22 over the window to shield the window from Fig. 1 is.a schematic View of a portion of a hill the Sun's rays and from r and/0r snow. with my reflector signal located on the hill and F the ego ng description it will be 'oba vehide apprgach'jng on t one side i vious that I have perfected a very simple, prac- Fig 2 is an enlarged side elevationa'l View of tical'and economical reflector signal for. warn- 10 the tower in which the reflectors are mounted, h mPtOIiStS of Cars approaching from opposite 0 parts being broken away to show the interior. ydlrectlons- Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof. 7 What I claim Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View showing a dif- A n e f the Character described nd f r t type flector comprising a closed, rigid, light-proof tower per- Fig 5 is a fragmenta y View ee -r a visor manentlyanchored on the top of a hill and on over t window (menine the side of a highway passing over said hill, said Referring now more particu arly to the drawl" being Within t l ght range of the heads ingi which I have shown t preferred lights of a motor vehicle traveling up said hill bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 indi- 011 Said highway, aneularly d p sed guides o cates atower which can be formed of any demounted on the side walls of the tower at a sired material, the frame being preferably made o Spaced from the lower e d thereof, an up of structural material, suitably covered to form angularly po fi ol' ounted in said a reasonably dark interior, the base 8, being guideshnd extending enti y across t e wer, a anchored in position by means of anchor bolts (1001v in the tOWeftO permit removal of the 9 or other securing means, flector, guides in the upper end of the tower,

an angularly disposed reflector mounted therein; a window in the back wall of the tower in alignment with said upper reflector, a visor mounted over and forming a shield for said window, a transparent panel mounted in the front wall of the tower in alignment with the lower reflector, said lower reflector being arranged so that the light rays from an upwardly approaching vehicle on said highway are intercepted by the lower reflector and reflected upwardly to the upper reflector, which upper reflector is arranged to reflect said light rays downwardly through the window in the back wall of the tower so that they reach the eyes of an operator approaching from the opposite side of the hill.

ELIVIER W. McDONALD. 

